π Piscis Austrini (pi Piscis Austrini)

π Piscis Austrini is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

π Piscis Austrini visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its reltive faintness, π Piscis Austrini should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of π Piscis Austrini is 0.076 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.08 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about π Piscis Austrini

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of π Piscis Austrini

π Piscis Austrini is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of π Piscis Austrini are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of π Piscis Austrini in the sky:

Visibility of π Piscis Austrini from your location

Today's π Piscis Austrini (pi Piscis Austrini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of π Piscis Austrini from the Sun and relative movement

π Piscis Austrini is distant 93.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of π Piscis Austrini

π Piscis Austrini belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Piscis Austrini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of π Piscis Austrini